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Dear stock users and basically everyone who watches artworks on their respective deviantart pages!

I've only recently read the shocking truth behind the atrocity of DA's forced image compression and I strongly recommend you acquaint yourselves and your friends with the mechanism:
How to fix DA's horrible image compressionYes, image compression is still a thing
As you might recall, i wrote about this issue some time ago. Yep, it’s been over a year. What has happened since? Not too much, i’m afraid. Things were being discussed for a while, until back in March of this year when we got one final official update (that i know of). Has the issue been fixed since? Nope, it certainly has not.
Now here’s the kicker: I did some digging and found a shockingly easy fix.
Let’s take this image by the talented JenZee:

Note: Jen Zee isn’t just anyone. She’s the Art Director of Supergiant Games, responsible for the amazing games Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, and now Hades. And what does she write in the artist’s description? “Hmmm, not sure why but it’s uploading super blurry on deviantart :(
carefully and in detail described by rotane - thank you so much for bringing attention to the nature of this disaster!

Basically, what to do: download the originals where those are available / purchase original sizes / be wary of the image automatically compressed by DA (unless an option to "display the original size" is switched on) as you only get 80% from the original quality of the image.

Meaning the photomanips made from such stocks are 20% less crispy and sharp - and go with 20% more unneeded artifacts!
This is unfortunately how things stand nowadays - please spread the word and pay attention to what is being displayed!

Take care :hug:
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Offline crediting can be given with mentioning 'stock by Sea Zlatokryletz'; if unsure - please contact me!

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✔ Yes, using my stock in personal commissions is totally allowed

✔ My stock is available for further stock making, for as long as the alterations are  significant and the result is visibly different from my material. Creative use is the key!

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✖ No claiming my images as your own, they remain my copyright
✖ Re-uploading of my images is prohibited
No selling/redistribution 'as is' and/or with minor filters/changes

Commercial use:


✔ If your project/product/merchandise is available for free, printed on demand or distributed in less then 100 copies, then you can use my stock for free and/or paying for Premium Content items

✔ If more than 100 copies are being made and/or your work is being sold, intended for advertising, marketing, promotion etc, online and offline alike, then the commercial use rights are available through licensing. Email me at zlatokryletz✩gmail.com [✩→@] for details

✖ Note that purchasing a Premium Content item does NOT provide you with licensing rights as all Premium Content stock on this account is being sold under personal/non-commercial license ONLY



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:bulletorange: ALL STOCK is made by synesthesea with Photoshop adjustments where required, or manually via exploring mixed media including but not limited to ink & PS experiments.

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Effective since: March 15, 2013
Last revised: December 8, 2022
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Do people even write textpost journals anymore? I know I haven't indulged into one for what seems like ages! :faint: But I feel genuinely inspired for talking about these decisions.

I honestly loved the 'rysources' part that was funny and yet sounding suspiciously close to 'resources', so sure I gonna miss 'em here. I acquired this account five years ago and almost never used it save for the past year which was honestly a blast :la: - in both productivity and experiments, which I absolutely like and hope to continue further on if the universe is benevolent.

And its name was a tribute to my fandom nickname which unfortunately has expired of recent as in terms to it being relatable to my artistic journey and the meanings I would like to keep up in my online names. That is - looks like some names only serve their purpose only as much as needed and then we need to move on, with gratitude and kindness, but move on nonetheless.

I weren't able to move on for a grand total of three years (three, Carl!!) as I couldn't find that one name within the maze of contexts and meanings that would feel intrinsically suitable for what I do and what I intend to do. So I attest this indeed was a quest of resourcefulness ('rysourcefulness', if I may ;p), patience and survelliance - for trends, linguistics and intuitive callings.

The wait was worth it - I guess I might've found a name that I *love* (and that is also available for registration in most of the social media platforms, suppose you guess how much of a quest that is :lol:) - and yes indeed one day I'm renaming my main account (perhaps when I grow more in sync with the name).

This however has successfully eliminated the meaning (whatever there was left) of this old name in here and yet my passion for frolicking with stock-bending hasn't gone anywhere. So another quest presented itself quite unexpectedly - another name was needed, suitable and actual, and one I would *love* no less. It's a tricky mission, when it comes to our loves, isn't it?

And since 'Sea' is actually a real part of my given name (it only took me dozens of years to eventually figure this obvious thing out, thanks to the difference of regional spellings), and synesthesia is the concept that had me absolutely enamoured with it in V.Ramachandran's 'Tell-tale Brain' epic book of awesomesauce, it was only natural I'd go for combining them - so here we are, at last :phew:
:party: Wishing a prolific and gorgeously exciting new year to y'all, bubbling with amazement and wonders all around your curious creative selves! :la:
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Greetings from Tycho Nestoris, sweethearts! :heart:
A journal skin has never been so appropriate before!



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A renewed premium looks wonderfully refreshing! :nod:
(Thank you, IzzyMarrie :wave:)

Sometimes it proves so troublesome to maintain both accounts with all those funky features, and sometimes I happen to receive some good news here and some prizes there (and all in a matter of one day, when all past contests and due events are blissfully forgotten :la:), and it turns out so much more easy than I'd previously assumed.
Simple little things life brings :aww:
The moment you stop caring about them life all but shoves them into your hands :shrug:

Funny, I don't even have half of the journal skins I'd love to use installed here - all gathered there where I don't think I'd be having much opportunity to use them since there ain't much of importance to be put into writing (though wait, some important announcements... :omg:), yet here they all serve for mindless diary-styled notes for no particular audience and no hidden meanings.
(At least I hope so :XD:)

All in all, another winter has come (and I'm quite alive to witness it, which is news that are truly perfect, for life is precious :aww:), and it's insanely beautiful (as it always is :la:) and will be getting better and better until the very beginning of April, when it may reluctantly remember about Spring. Or remember not :D

Who cares, I surely plan to ski now :lol:
This account is growing so indie I might even fall for it one day :heart:
And oh, dem Storm of dem Swords is waiting :eager:

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